How Many People Are Named Sandra Garcia?

There are approximately 2,228 people named Sandra Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 153,839 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sandra with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

2,228

1 in 153,839 Americans

Combination Rarity

Common

Very Rare Very Common

Sandra: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sandra. The peak year was 1947 with 34,852 births. The average person named Sandra today is 66 years old.

Male
Female
0 7K 14K 21K 28K 35K 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Sandra

In the 2020 Census, the first name Sandra was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.95%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (19.01%) and Black (8.57%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Sandra in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Sandra rose or fell over time.

White
68.95%
Black
8.57%
Hispanic
19.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.12%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.51%
Two or More Races
1.84%

Ancestry of the Garcia Surname

The surname Garcia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Garcia in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
5.70%
Black
0.55%
Hispanic
91.20%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.64%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.49%
Two or More Races
0.43%

How we calculated this

The first name "Sandra" has an estimated frequency of 0.169% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Garcia" appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Sandra are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2,228 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Sandra Garcia: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Sandra Garcia?

We estimate approximately 2,228 people named Sandra Garcia are alive in the United States today. The first name Sandra is shared by 579,243 Americans, and the surname Garcia is shared by 1,318,173.

How rare is the name Sandra Garcia?

This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 153,839 Americans. The first name Sandra is very common and the surname Garcia is very common.

Is Sandra a male or female name?

Sandra is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 66 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Sandra?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Sandra was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.95%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (19.01%) and Black (8.57%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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